The Center for Land Army Training has just completed a summertime part of the course for future SERE instructors, but on 17 September they are starting further classes. This time for soldiers who have teacher privileges, but who want to upgrade their qualifications to be able to conduct SERE kind C training, i.e. at the highest level.
SERE is an acronym created from words endurance (survival), evasion (avoidance), opposition (resistance) and recovery (esctraction). This is an adopted NATO model of soldier behaviour in the event of action in territory controlled by the opponent, alone, in captivity to the enemy, etc. SERE is simply a different way of surviving And return to their own troops. Its rules are to be learned by all soldiers, although cognition of SERE is divided into 3 levels. The basic (A level) provides for mastering general, simple rules on survival, etc. Training at this level focuses on giving theory, demonstrating equipment and any activities. Level B, intermediately advanced, is extended by applicable classes, a full soldier has about 20 hours of explanation and 60 hours of applicable exercise. The course lasts 5 days. All soldiers must be trained at this level. Highest level of training – C includes the most advanced actions and is aimed at soldiers carrying out peculiarly risky missions, and thus susceptible to the request to cope in isolation from their sub-chapter, under hard conditions, in captivity to the enemy or in pursuit.
– These are, for example, peculiar troops, pilots, subdivisions of distant reconnaissance. In a word, all those who operate far beyond the lines of their own troops. Therefore, this group is going through the most advanced SERE courses – explains Major Jacek Kaczmarzyk, Head of the Reconnaissance Cycle of the Centre for the Training of Land Forces in Poznań.
High C training
The training program includes highly hard tasks, including the alleged nine-days. Participants then test their endurance skills, e.g. erstwhile fleeing the pursuit of opposing forces utilizing tracking and combat dogs. – They act on the constant deficit of sleep and food (one food ration for a fewer days), with large physical effort, regular many-hour marches with the most essential equipment. Some exercises besides simulate the conditions of captivity in the enemy – this is Major Kaczmarczyk.
Training at the most advanced level takes place at the CSWL camp in Biedrusk close Poznań and in the Notecka Forest. A soldier who completes them with a affirmative consequence can take the instructor's course.
Not everyone is an instructor
– The effectiveness of SERE training depends not only on whether the teacher will have cognition and skills, but whether he will be able to pass them on. Therefore, candidates selected, among others, by unit commanders, in addition to fitness tests besides undergo intellectual tests to measure whether they have teacher skills. This was besides the case for candidates applying for participation in the summertime part of the SERE teacher course. Of the 31 soldiers who entered the qualification, it was successfully completed by 21 people, and the summertime part of the course 18 – informs Major Kaczmarzyk.
The three-week summertime part of the instructor's course, which had just been completed, was held in 2 locations – a week on the CSWL polygon facilities in Biedrusek, Poznań, and another 2 weeks in Ustka, Central Air Force Police. – Soldiers practiced in a completely fresh area for them, wet, seaside, which has its specificity. We put them in charge of coping with the water environment, surviving on the water and overcoming obstacles to water. Many exercises took place on Lake Wicko. For example, it was the coursers' task to get to the another side of the lake, utilizing a self-built raft, so as not to wet their own equipment (including weapons and radio stations) needed for further action. Another exercise predicted the construction of shelter in wetland, a platform on which they could light a fire, treat water, dry themselves, uniform, etc., that is simply survive. A very difficult, ambitious task is besides to effort to last 24 hours on a life raft, for 10 soldiers – described Major Kaczmarczyk.
Now the participants of the training are on a break, but in January they will inactive have a winter course. Classes will take place in mountain conditionsOn the Snow White Massive. Soldiers will besides face the challenge of multi-day endurance training, this time utilizing snow cover (e.g. to build shelters).
The training associate for future SERE instructors is spit. Tadeusz Pawłowski from the Center for the Training of Land Forces. As he says, joining the course in his case is partially due to interests and partially due to necessity. – I am already an teacher of the designation cycle, and this obliges me to complete the SERE teacher course. That's the occupation request to have a double specialty. This is understandable. The scouts are more threatened with isolation., action in isolation from our own forces. In their case, there is besides a higher probability of going into captivity – explained Pavłowski. – The second reason in my case is simply wanting to be in the elite. Graduation of SERE training at the highest level is simply a large nobilitation, due to the fact that they are passed by the best, and the completion of the teacher course further raises this bar. That's why I decided to do this – he admits.
Best trained to train the best
The instructor's primary course allows for the conduct of later training of soldiers at the intermediate level, i.e. B. The associate who passes it, obtains teacher privileges for 4 years, with the anticipation of renewal. However, in order to be able to train at the highest level – C, for selected soldiers, among others, from peculiar troops or aviation, the teacher himself must pass additional training – to an advanced instructor. – According to NATO practice, specified training must be carried out in 1 of 4 utmost environments: Arctic, desert, jungle or mountains. In Poland we have only mountains, which is why we train advanced instructors here – explains Major Kaczmarczyk. And this course will start on September 17th in Szczawnica. Then the participants will be faced with tasks related to the crossing of the river, in this case the Danube.
Current training for 10 instructors will be the 3rd phase of mountain training. The first active climbing skills, the second utilizing caves to last and another SERE activities. The 3rd stage, which is conducted in Szczawnica, Pieniny, is intended to focus on activities in rugged mountain waters. "Despite the appearance of action on specified rivers, there are a number of threats. Soldiers will learn how to overcome the bustling current themselves, how to get to the another side, how to cross a river like defeating it with equipment or a larger team," says Major Kaczmarczyk.
The training in the Danube will take 8 days, while the fourth, last phase of the course, snow and avalanche, will take place in December and January.
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